And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Being one of the earlier members of Generation X , I remember these little wind up motors on a few plastic boats I had as a kid. Loads of fun for a kid sittin’ in the bathtub. A full wind wouldn’t get ya much further than half a tub length but it was a hoot nonetheless the less.
If only is was solar powered. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteYeah, so much easier to clean than a spoon....I guess someone with a boat might get a kick out of it....
ReplyDeleteBeing one of the earlier members of Generation X , I remember these little wind up motors on a few plastic boats I had as a kid. Loads of fun for a kid sittin’ in the bathtub. A full wind wouldn’t get ya much further than half a tub length but it was a hoot nonetheless the less.
ReplyDeleteMmmm, taste the 2-Stroke flavor!
ReplyDeleteI gots one of those!
ReplyDeleteOh geez, I remember those green mugs - Pyrex, maybe?
ReplyDeleteJadeite I believe it is called.
DeleteThat has to be one of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen.
ReplyDeleteI’ll take two.
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